$100k a year, no longer in New York
changea dispatch from
louisville
KY
38.25°N
85.76°W
Louisville is bourbon, the Derby, Muhammad Ali, and the Hot Brown sandwich (an open-faced turkey-and-cheese situation invented at the Brown Hotel). Derby week is a citywide event where people dress like they're at a wedding for a horse. The Highlands neighborhood has the best dive bars, the Urban Bourbon Trail downtown takes a full weekend. Pronounce it 'Loo-uh-vul' and you'll fit in.
in our guides
the verdict
under New York, every month
Louisville is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
59% cheaper than New York(vs $3,329/mo)
4.5%
$519/mo less in state tax than New York
vs 10.73% in New York
$6,590/mo
$2,480 more than New York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
62% cheaper than New York
vs $739k in New York
1.4M
vs 19.5M in New York
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
New York only logs 171 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: New York packs 42.5× more into a month.
54/100
31% lower than New York
vs 78/100 in New York
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
6% lower than New York
vs 100/100 in New York
22
90% fewer than New York
vs 215 nonstops in New York
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